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I have 2 brother in laws who are monks in the Korat area. A middle ranking monk there built himself a 3 story house on the wats land. By the way the guy applying the eye lashes will be doomed for life as you're not supposed to touch a monk, so the mumbo jumbo goes on.

Hi there, I've been using Lazada in recent years without any problems. My phone number has changed in the last few days, so now I can't get SMS security messages. I never changed it, so now I need to know is it possible to access my account so that I can to update my real phone number. Thanks.

While I think Biden pardoning his son is rather grubby, just image what Trump will do to all the charges leveled against himself. His name will be squeaky clean once he's President again.

For 14 years I made my marriage visas in Bangkok. It got to staged where it was p**sing me right off given the required paper work and at times the attitude of the immigration officers. Many times I had a complete check list and they wanted something else. I moved to Pattaya and a friend of mine suggested that I should use an agent. That was 10 years ago and I've never had any problems since I made that decision.

My wife has had many food shops around Bangkok and more recently in Pattaya. She has a golden rule she won't employ Thais as they're lazy and unreliable. Most of these illegal workers have been through hardship all their lives. Thais consider themselves to have gone through hardships too but at least they knew where there next meal was coming from, even if it was only a bowl of rice soup. By the way how many of these illegals work for hi so families as domestics, child nanny's and other services? These same people do what they're paid to do and are much cheaper than Thais.

I seen an interview with the Dalai Lama several years ago. The interview was going well until he was asked what did he think of Thai Buddhism. He paused, then gave a grin and said next question please. My wife has 2 brothers who are monks, both are only there because no one in the family wants them as they were both addicted to Lao Kaow. They both had good jobs in construction when they were younger and now they have nothing. I have nothing against Thai the monks, getting ordained it's their choice. I've always wondered where all the financial donations to every wat go to. I seem to think in many cases the fat cats in the temples management are milking the system. In some case the money some people leave to temples when they die is in the millions,

I haven't got a problem buying a new phone but what gets me is that I only use the Bangkok Bank app once every year when renewing my one year visa with my agent. So it appears under the new rules when applying for a new one year visa you either buy a new phone and install the app. Or you wait for 4-5 hours in the Bangkok Bank where the agent takes me. PS : my current phone has worked perfectly on everything else since I bought it. I never use online banking by phone as I always do my banking on my laptop.

Cars doing illegal U turns at that right turn doesn't help either.

I buy sourdough bread from Harry's Bakery in Soi Buakhaow , it's very close to the market. It's ok for me as I'm allergic to yeast.

Hi there, A few weeks ago I went to my visa agent and he told me I need to get a Bangkok Bank App on my phone, so as to prevent a 4-5 hour wait on the day that I apply for my one year visa. This was new to me as I've made 10 one year visas with the same agent and nothing like this has happened before. Anyhow I went to the Bangkok Bank today did all the paper work and now I can open my Bangkok Bank account on my laptop. The lady at the bank tried several times to activate the app on my phone but it doesn't work. She told me that maybe my phone is to old, the phone was a top of the range Android at the time of purchase and would be around 8 years old now. Besides this problem it works perfectly. Any suggestions besides buying a new phone for just one app. Thanks

When my step daughter lived with us her boy friend used to bring his friends around for a drink at weekends. There were 6 males there, they all have had kids and had bailed out. The main Romeo had 7 kids with 7 different Juliet's and he had moved on to number 8. Of course he didn't support any of them, that was 10 years ago so his current tally now could quite easily be 15. I told him one day that his balls must be bigger than his brains and he told my wife he didn't see anything wrong with what he had done.

In many cases how much of this money will end up being spent on the kids it's meant for?

Why buy a book when you can join the library.

Hi there, after several long drives up north and back my car needs a decent clean inside and out. I'm not referring to the latest car wash facilities, I'm talking about where the crew washes your car and gives it a decent clean inside with a industrial vacuum cleaner. They were everywhere until a few years ago and the same as fishing parks you never see them now. So I'm inquiring does anyone know where this is still done in Pattaya. As I'm living in a condo at the moment there's no access for me to do it myself. Thanks.

Maybe Thailand will send their troops to Russia and placed on the front line such as what Putin done to North Korea.

Many consider themselves as multi skilled but aren't much good at anything.

You only have to look at the wiring/cables etc in sois, just imagine what it was like in the ceiling. The first property I purchased in Thailand was a moderately priced town house on the outskirts of Bangkok. So I decided to get it renovated before we moved in. When the ceiling was exposed I ordered the total ripping out of the wiring and had the guy replace it to my standards, I'm a qualified plumber and I worked on many building sites. So I have a good idea how the wiring should be done, especially in confined spaces. Some sparkys even remove fuses and put them in their pockets so that no one switches on the power while they are working.

My Thai brother in law is a bit like that. Firstly he's a good guy but Lao Kaow totally destroys him when he goes on a binge. He doesn't hurt anyone but he makes a complete dick head of himself. He's good at anything to do with building construction. He's done many jobs for locals and has never been paid. He is now 65 yo but has no one to take care of him. He did have a wife and 2 kids but they moved out years ago. When my wife told me that one of her other brothers has just become a monk I told her he should inquire if there's another vacancy at the wat. The answer was yes, so after some intensive coaxing he's now a monk. He's a quite small guy but after knowing him for 24 years I've never seen him looking better. We became good friends over the years so I visit him every time I drive to Korat. When we meet I bow to him and call him Phra ****** he absolutely pisses himself laughing but he looks really well. So once again it took a rational farang to solve a problem for a family of 10 siblings.

It's no better in Naklua Road, the major hotels have no parking areas for tour buses. The tour buses are parked opposite double yellow lines on one side and red and white painted kerb sides on their other side. Many times the tour buses are parked on the wrong side of the road forcing the passengers to leave the buses and re enter from the middle of the road. So that forces the tourists to stand in large groups plus the mandatory street vendors totally blocking the footpath. It will only get worse as there appears to be 2 new hotels about to be built next to the new hotel Akara, Around 6.30 am when I leave for my morning walk Naklua Road is very quiet, by 8.00 am it's total bedlam. Of course the main culprits are morons on motor bikes. When a person attempts to cross Naklua Road, their definitely risking their lives. Pedestrian lights at the new Best Super Market would probably help. That can also have it's pit falls as how many times do the cars stop for the red light only to have motor bikes speed down the left side of the stationary vehicles. Which is a blind spot for pedestrians. I've seen 4-5 accidents that would not have happened if the no parking signs had've been adhered to.

I know first hand how Thai's in general move kids on but keep on having more. My wife was one of those kids, she was one of 10 and her father never had a paid job in his entire life. It's a regular occurrence up north but it rarely happens with Thai Chinese who are better educated and have money to support their families, especially when it comes to the kids education.

Even if this guy is apprehended will the evidence stand up in court?

Every time I cross the train line there it goes through my mind what if the train comes. The roads either side of the crossing are the major cause of traffic problems there. Maybe traffic lights on both sides would solve this problem. At the moment it's total chaos as the law of the jungle takes over the rules of the road.

Are you sure you didn't rear end the Bolt lady. 555 just trying to be funny.

I got hit last week going for my daily walk in Soi 16/2 Naklua. A car came speeding behind me, there was a tour bus coming the other way. Of course the car driver didn't slow down. I was fortunate as the mirror got me and I felt it give way. If it had have been the actual car that got me I would've been in real trouble as there was a concrete light pole one meter away. A guy who goes cycling every morning stopped and asked me if I was ok. He told me he's been knocked off his bike 4 times this year in the same area.

What's racist about what I said? It's certainly not a cure but if people kept their eyes on the road, it would help in reducing the road toll. As for changing the Thai mindset, that needs to start within families and that's simply not going to happen. In most countries there is always police presence, so where do the BIB's get to every day. Last Saturday I drove from Pattaya to Korat and I returned on Sunday, I never seen a police car or a road block all the way there or on my return.